Karen Women's Organization (KWO)

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Formed in 1949, the Karen Women's Organization (KWO) has a membership of over 49,000 members including internally displaced women inside Burma, and the refugee camps along the border. KWO is a community-based organization of Karen women working in development and relief that focuses its work on social welfare, encouraging an awareness of women's rights and promoting women's participation in politics.

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Burma has suffered under military dictatorship and civil war for over 50 years, characterized by systematic human rights abuses, and mass displacement. Political reform began in 2011, reducing repress...

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